REPORT O}' THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 27 June 1965- 29 June 1964 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RE<:ORDS : NINETEENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No• .4 (AI 5804) ( 41 p.) UNITED NATIONS REPORT OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 27 June 1963-29 June 1964 GENERAL ASSEM\BLY OFFICIAL RECORDS : NINETEENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 4 (A/5804) UNITED NATIONS New York, 1964 - ~-~-------------- NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. CONTENTS Pag, Part I. Organization and activities of the Truateeship Councll Chapt" I. ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL A. Membership 1 B. Officers 1 C. Sessions and meetings 1 D. Procedure 1 E. Relations with the Security Council 1 F. Relations with the specialized agencies 1 H. EXAMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS............................. 2 HI. EXAMINATION OF PETITIONS •••••••••••••••.•••••.••••••••••••• 3 IV. VISITS TO TRUST TERRITORIES A. United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of th~ Pacific Islands, 1964 4 B. United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territories of Nauru and New Guinea, 1965 4 V. ATTAINMENT OF SELF-GOVERMENT OR INDEPENDENCE BY THE TRUST TERRITORIES AND THE SITUATION IN TRUST TERRITORIES WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPl.ES ...••....• 5 VI. OTHER QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL A. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories 6 B. Dissemination of information on the United Nations and the International Trusteeship System in Trust Territories 6 Part D. Conditionl in Trult Territories Chapter I. NEW GUINEA ...............•.••.••..•.•••••.•••••••.••••.••• 7 II. NAURU •••••.•••••.•••••.•••.•••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24 MAPS •••••.•••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 35-36 Hi Part I ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL Chapter I ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL A. Membership Thirty-first session (1225th to 1243rd meetings), 20 May to 29 June 1964. All meetings took piace at the 1. The composition of the Council on 1 January United Nations Headquarters, New York. 1964, was as follows: Members administering Trust Territories D. Procedure Australia New Zealand 4. No change affecting procedure was made by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Council in the period under review. Ireland United States of America E. Relations with the Security Council Members mentioned by name in Article 23 of the Char­ ter and not administering Trust Territories 5. In accordance with Article 83 of the Charter, China with the resolution adopted by the Security Council at France its 415th meeting on 7 March 1949, and with its own Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resolution 46 (IV) oi 24 March 1949, the Trusteeship Council continued to perform those functions of the Member elected by the General Assembly United Nations under the Trusteeship System relating Dafe of re:irnfSnlf to the political, economic, social and educational matters Liberia •...•.....•....•......,......... 31 December 1965 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and sub­ mitted a report thereon to the Security Council.1 B. Officers F. Relations with the specialized agencies 2. Mr. Frank H. Corner (New Zealand) and Mr. Rene Doise (France) were elected President and Vice­ President respectively, at the beginning of the thirty­ 6. Representatives of the International Labour first session on 20 May 1964. Organisatio:l, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Health Organization participated in the work of the C. Sessions and meetings Council as occasion required. 3. The Council held the following meetings during 1 Official Records of the Security Council, Nineteenth Yea,., the period covered by this report: Special Supplement No. 1 (S/5783). 1 Chapter IT EXAMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS 7. The Council had before it the annual reports of the Administering Au­ thorities on the following Trust Territories: Note of th. Date of receipt Secretary-Getleral Admi"isteri'lg Year cOllered of report by tile Iratlsmitting the Trust Territor:l' Authority by tile report Secretary-General report Nauru ...••••• Australia Year ended 14 April 1964 T/1619 30June 1963 New Guinea '" Australia Year ended 12 May 1964 T/1621 30 June 1963 Trust Territory Year ended 18 May 1964 T/1624 of the Pacific 30 June 1963 ISlands United ,tates of America >-- 8. Further details concerning the procedural aspects of the examination of the annual reports are given below: Meetings at wllich the Name of tile special antlual refort was TnISt Territory representatllle examltled New Guinea ....•••.•. Mr. G. W. Toogood 1225th-1228th, 1230th, 1231st Mr. J. W. Magan (Adviser) 1239th Mr. Tau Boga (AdViser) Nauru .•..•••.•.••.••. Mr. R. Marsh 1232nd-1238th, 1242nd Councillor A. Bernicke (Adviser) 2 Chapter HI EXAMINATION OF PETITIONS 9. There were no petitions concerning Nauru or New Guinea before the Council. Three petitions circulated under rule 85, paragraph 2, of the rules of procedure, concerning the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands are referred to in the Council's report to the Security Council.l 10fficial Records of the Security Council, Nineteenth Year, Special Supplement No. 1 (S/5783). 3 Chapter IV VISITS TO TRUST TERRITORIES A. Unitet.{ Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust conditions in the Tn'st Territory, as well as the text Territl.lry of the Pacific Islanda, 1964 of resolution 2141 0 XXI) adopted by the Council on 23 June 1964, are to be found in the Council's report 10. At it£ thirtieth session, the Council adopted to the Security Counci1.2 :e<:Glution 21.<3 (XXX) on 24 June 1963, by which 1pointed a periodic visiting mission to the Trust B. United Nations Visiting Mission to the ..: :'~'itr,y~ of the Pacific Islands in 1964, to be compo~ed Trust Ter:titories of Nauru and New Guinea, L1! Mr. Frank H. Corner (New Zealand) Chairman; 1965 Mr:. C~iping H. C. Kiang (China), Miss Angie Brooks (LlDena) and Mr. Cecil E. King, C.1LG. (United 13. At the 1241st meeting of the Council, the Gov­ ernments of France. Liberia, the United Kingdom of Kingdom). The resolution set forth the terms of ref­ ~orthem erence .of the Visiting Mission, according to which it Great Britain and Ireland and the United was directed by the Council (1) to investigate and States of America were invited to submit nominations report as full:' as possible on the steps taken in the for membership of the United Nations Visiting Mission Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands towards the reali­ to the Trust Territories of Nauru and New Guinea zation of the objectives set forth in Article 76 b of the in 1965. Cha~ter of the Unit~d Nations, and to pay special at­ 14. At its following meeting, on 24 June 1964, the tentIon to the questIon of the future of the Territorv Council adopted resolution 2142 (XXXI) setting forth in the light of the relevant sections of the Charter and the terms of reference of the Visiting Mission. In this t~e Trusteeship Agreement~ bearing in mil1d the provi­ resolution, the Council directed the Visiting Mission sions of relevant Trusteeship Council and General As­ (1) to investigate and report as fully as possible on sembly resolutions, including resolution 1514 (XV) of the steps taken in the Trust Territories of Nauru and 14 December 1960; (2) to give attention, as might be New Guinea towards the realization of the objectives appropriate in the light of discussions in the Trustee­ set forth in Article 76 b of the Charter of the United sh!p CO~IDcil and ?f resolutions adopted by it, to issues Nations, and to pay special attention to the question of raIsed ID connexlOn with the annual reports on the the fnture of the two Territories, including the wishes administration of the Territory, in the petitions received of the Nauruan community regarding its future, in the by the Council concerning the Territory, in the reports light of the relevant sections of the Charter and the o~ the previ~)Us periodic visiting missions to the Ter­ Trusteeship Agreements, bearing in mind the provisions rItory ~nd ID the observations of the Administering of relevant Trusteeship Council and General Assembly Authonty on those reports; (3) to receive petitions, resolutions. including resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 De­ without prejudice to its acting in accordance with the cember 1960; and resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 Decem­ rules of procedure of the Council, and to investigate ber 1960; (2) to give attention, as may be appropriate on the spot such of the petitions received as, in its in the light of discussions in the Trusteeship Council opinion, warranted special investigation. Finally, the and of resolutions adopted by it, to issues raised ill con­ Council requested the Visiting Mission to submit to nexion with the annual reports on the administration of the Council, as soon as practicable. a report on its visit the Trust Territories, in the petitions received by the to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands containing Council concerning Nauru and New Guinea, in the its findings, with such observations, conclusions and reports of previous visiting missions and the Adminis­ recommendations as it might wish to make. tering Authority's observations on those reports; (3) to receive petitions, without prejudice to its acting in 11. Before its departure for the Trust Territory, accordance with the rules of procedure of the Council, the Mission visited Washington, D. c., on 30 and 31 and to investigate on the spot such of the petitions re­ January 1964, for preliminary discussions with rep·· ceived as, in its opinion, warrant special investigation. resentatives of the Departments of State and of the In­ Finally, the Council requested the Visiting Mission to terior on recent political and economic developments submit to the Council as soon as practicable separate in the Trust Territory and, in particular.